Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 27th July 2022
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 27th July 2022 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Why we’re organising Akete Theatre Festival Playwriting contest, by Eboh
Israel Eboh is the National President, National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP). In this interview with TONY OKUYEME, he explains the idea behind Akete Theatre Festival Playwriting competition, and why there is need for new breed of dramatists, directors and producers… Excerpt What is the idea behind the Akete Theatre Festival
Report: Inflation-induced cutbacks’ll slow global IT spending
Worldwide IT spending will grow at a slower pace this year as consumers cut back on purchases amid inflation concerns, Gartner said in a new report released at the weekend. Total spending is forecast to reach $4.5 trillion in 2022, an increase of 3 per cent from the previous year. In the Middle East
NNPC in new era as IPO announcement stirs excitement
Last Tuesday’s announcement by the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, that the company would be ready to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the middle of next year is causing a lot of excitement in industry circles, writes TONY CHUKWUNYEM As was widely expected,
CBN: Tackling inflation to sustain growth
Although manufacturers in the country have raised an objection to last week’s decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the benchmark interest rate further to 14 per cent, the move is aimed at sustaining economic growth, writes TONY CHUKWUNYEM Expectedly, the decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s
Bringing joy to Lagos, Ogun schools the Berger way
Engineering construction giant, Julius Berger, recently donated books and writing materials to schools within the Lagos Sagamu Expressway (LSE) project corridor, writes Precious Onyinyechi… There was excitement galore recently when the nation’s engineering construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc hiked its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts by donating literary materials to students in Lagos
July 16: Day Osun voters stunned APC
July 16, 2022 has come and gone, but the events that unfolded on that date will continue to linger in the memories of the people of Osun State, the ‘Land of Virtue’. It was a day that residents of the state trooped out en masse to decide who would lead them for another four years.
ABP: CBN disburses N61.53bn to farmers in 3 months
SUBSTANTIAL ABP helped to raise Nigeria’s rice production by over 4m metric tonnes in six years The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released a total of N61.53 billion for disbursement to farmers under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) between April and June this year, latest data released by the apex bank shows. New Telegraph’s
Olowo backs airlines’ fare raise to meet operational cost
CAUTION NCAA is encouraged to be more vigilant to watch cutting corners President, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative ( ASRTI), Dr Gabriel Olowo, has backed airlines to charge fares that are commensurate with their cost of operations, adding that the astronomical prices of Jet A1 also known as aviation fuel, it has affected airline
Nigeria, others to earn $11.31bn from cocoa
Nigeria and other countries will earn $11.31 billion from 4.92 million tonnes of cocoa beans production in the 2021/2022 season as price dropped from $2,632 to $2,297 per tonne in July. According to a forecast by the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO), of the amount, Nigeria will rake in $754.02 million from the 328,263 tonnes
Students: How Arase’s Foundation helped us to achieve our dreams
When Mr. Umar, from Katsina State, applied as a security guard to the former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. Solomon Arase’s house in Edo State, he never bargained that his life and those of his children would change for the better. At that time, Arase was a Commissioner of Police, and when his wife
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